Cambyses
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Καμβύσης (Kambúsēs).
Proper noun
Cambyses
- An Old Persian male given name, particularly borne by Achaemenid kings of Persia.
Translations
Old Persian male given name
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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Καμβύσης (Kambúsēs).
![](Images/wiktionary/Iori_River_(in_Tianeti)_1.jpg.webp)
View of the river Iori
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kamˈbyː.seːs/
Proper noun
Cambȳsēs m (genitive Cambȳsis); third declension
- The name of several kings of Persia
- A river of Albania, rising in the Caucasus and flowing into the Cyrus, now the river Iori
- A river that flows into the Caspian Sea near the river Amardus
Declension
Third declension.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Cambȳsēs |
Genitive | Cambȳsis |
Dative | Cambȳsī |
Accusative | Cambȳsem |
Ablative | Cambȳse |
Vocative | Cambȳsēs |
References
- Cambyses in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Cambyses in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Cambyses in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
- Cambyses in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly